LOCAL Mishawaka educator to head Jefferson The...

July 08, 2006

LOCALMishawaka educator to head Jefferson The Plymouth school board appointed a new principal for Jefferson Elementary at its meeting Thursday night. Robert A. Remenih was officially appointed by unanimous vote to head the school, 401 E. Klinger Ave. "I'm honored and humbled," Remenih said. "This is an important position and it needs to be because it involves the children of our community." B1Pelley trial cases shrouded in mystery As the prosecution and defense teams scurried to make final preparations for a trial 17 years in the making, a few details began to emerge Friday about the strategy and testimony that may decide Jeffrey Pelley's fate. In a possible preview of what may become a key aspect of the trial, the two sides and Judge Roland W. Chamblee Jr. debated whether to allow potentially crucial witness testimony highlighting Pelley's alleged motive in the 1989 slayings of four of his family members in their Lakeville home. He will stand trial beginning Monday. B1Exchange program scrambles for hosts A program that brings international students to the United States is scouring for families to host French high school students for less than a month or face sending them home in the next few days. Vera Sklaar, the national director for World Exchange, said Friday the program needs 10 families in South Bend to host an equal number of French students for 19 days. B1BUSINESSMissile test no big deal to South Korean workers Missile test? What missile test? The world was watching as North Korea tested its firepower this week, but for many South Koreans who do business with their neighbors to the north, it was just another day on the job. C10